Zayn Malik wrote to Rishi Sunak. Taking to Instagram, the entertainer and former One Direction bandmate urged the UK Prime Minister to make school meals free for pupils at a time of rising cost of living.
In an open letter published on his account, the singer explains that he had the opportunity to benefit from this advantage during his school years in his hometown of Bradford and believes that schools should “offer all children in poverty” a meal “hot and nutritious” free. .
“Four million children live in households that experienced food poverty in September 2022. In addition, 800,000 children in England do not receive a free meal at school despite living in poverty,” says Zayn Malik in his statement.
Feed the Future Campaign
In his post, Zayn Malik urges the Prime Minister to use the monthly government budget to raise the threshold for free school meals for young people from families benefiting from universal credit.
“No parent should have to make a decision whether or not to buy food or turn on the heat. Knowing that their children are eating well at school would be a huge relief to these struggling parents. It will only get worse with increased food.” and energy prices,” she added in his post.
The 29-year-old artist recently became an ambassador for the Food Foundation and a supporter of the Feed the Future campaign.
He thus joins celebrities such as English footballer Marcus Rashford or chef Jamie Oliver, who have also called for greater access to free school meals.
Source: BFM TV
